CHAPTER 196
HB 467-FN - FINAL VERSION
05/18/2023 1874s
2023 SESSION
23-0543
04/10
HOUSE BILL 467-FN
AN ACT relative to public playground accessibility.
SPONSORS: Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. Grossman, Rock. 11; Rep. McMahon, Rock. 17; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires public playgrounds constructed on or after January 1, 2024 to have resilient solid surface materials for accessibility to the playground and each piece of equipment.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05/18/2023 1874s 23-0543
04/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to public playground accessibility.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
196:1 New Subdivision; Public Playground Accessibility. Amend RSA 155 by inserting after section 82 the following new subdivision:
Public Playground Accessibility
155:83 Public Playground Accessibility. Any public playground constructed on or after January 1, 2024 shall, in addition to meeting general safety standards and Americans With Disabilities Act standards, include accessible pathways made from resilient solid surface material that is not a loose fill or aggregate, beginning at the entrance of the playground, continuing to each piece of playground equipment, and extending to the playground exit.
196:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: August 04, 2023
Effective Date: October 03, 2023
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2023 | 2023-1874s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 8, 2023 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 15, 2023 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 16, 2023 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 15, 2023 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 21, 2023 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 18, 2023 | Senate | Floor Vote |
Aug. 9, 2023: Signed by Governor Sununu 08/04/2023; Chapter 196; eff: 10/03/2023 HJ 17
July 19, 2023: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 18
July 18, 2023: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/29/2023); SJ 20
June 15, 2023: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2023-1874s (Rep. L. Turcotte): MA VV 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 6
June 15, 2023: House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2023-1874s and Requests CofC (Rep. Meuse): MF RC 161-199 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 4
May 18, 2023: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-1874s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/18/2023; SJ 15
May 18, 2023: Committee Amendment # 2023-1874s, AA, VV; 05/18/2023; SJ 15
May 16, 2023: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-1874s, 05/18/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 22A
March 15, 2023: Hearing: 03/21/2023, Room 100, SH, 09:15 am; SC 14
March 14, 2023: Introduced 03/09/2023 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 10
March 9, 2023: Reconsider HB467 (Rep. Adjutant): MF DV 177-196 03/09/2023 HJ 8 P. 71
March 9, 2023: Ought to Pass: MA RC 193-180 03/09/2023 HJ 8 P. 69
Feb. 27, 2023: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
Feb. 27, 2023: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/15/2023 (Vote 10-9; RC) HC 14 P. 18
Feb. 13, 2023: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/16/2023 10:30 am LOB 301-303
Feb. 8, 2023: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/15/2023 10:30 am LOB 301
Jan. 31, 2023: Public Hearing: 02/08/2023 12:00 pm LOB 301-303
Jan. 11, 2023: Introduced (in recess of) 01/05/2023 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 3 P. 17